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How to Reorganize Applications on your iPhone?

Sep 11th 2019 at 11:26 AM

Over time, the iPhone’s screen tends to clutter up, especially when you keep downloading apps without organizing them. Thankfully, you can customize the screen however you want and reorganize apps. Read on and learn how to do so.

Modify Your Home Screen Wallpaper

If you want to modify your home screen wallpaper, then you need to follow the instructions given below.

First of all, you have to open Settings on your iPhone.

After that, you should go to the Wallpaper section.

Then you have to select a new Wallpaper.

Thereafter you should choose the location of your new wallpaper you would like to select like Dynamic, Stills, Live or Libraries.

Later, tap the picture, you would like to use.

If you are not satisfied with your default settings, you can modify the options like Move & Scale or Motion.

Now, tap on Set.

When you only wish to modify the Home screen wallpaper or select Set Both to modify the Lock screen wallpaper also.

Move the Home Screen into Edit Mode

You can move the home screen into edit mode on your iPhone. Here are the instructions given below.

Get started by long-pressing the application icon until the icons begin jiggling.

After that, you should shift the application, remove it, movie it in or put it out of a folder, or edit the folders.

Move Applications in Edit Mode on iOS 13 & iPadOS 13

If you want to move applications in edit mode on iOS 13 & iPadOS 13, then you need to follow the instructions given below.

To get started, long press on the application icon of the application you would like to move.

After that, tap on Rearrange applications.

Put Applications on the Home Screen

You can put applications on the home screen on your iPhone. Here are the instructions given below.

To begin with, move your selected application into edit mode.

After that, you should pick the application icon you would like to put to its new location & leave it. If you would like to move multiples applications, with the help of the second finger to select each extra icon & add it to the stack.

To close the edit mode, click on the Home button. But on iPhone X, tap on Done.

Shift Applications Between Home Screens

If you want to shift applications between home screens, then you need to follow the instructions given below.

First & foremost, you should move your selected application into edit mode. If you would like to move multiple applications, with the help of the second finger to tap on each extra icon & add it to the stack.

To swipe the home screen with your second finger, you would like to put your applications over to.

Then, you should drop the app icons into place.

Now, close the edit mode by clicking the Home button.

Put Applications to a New Home Screen

You can put applications to the new home screen on your iPhone. Here are the instructions given below.

First, you have to move the selected application into edit mode. If you would like to move multiple applications by using the second finger to tap on each extra icon & add it to the stack.

With the help of the second finger to swipe to the left side until seeing a blank home screen.

After that, you should leave the applications to let go of them into the new Home screen.

Now, close the edit mode by clicking the Home button.

Remove Applications from the Home Screen

If you want to remove applications from the home screen, then you need to follow the instructions given below.

Get started by moving the selected application into edit mode.

After that, you should tap on the Delete option.

Tap on Delete again to confirm.

Select the Home button to close the edit mode.

Make a Folder for Applications on the Home Screen

You can make a folder for applications on the home screen. Here are the instructions given below.

First, you have to place your selected application into edit mode.

After that, you should move the application icon you would like to shift. If you would like to put multiple applications by using another finger to select each extra icon & add it to the stack.

Then you have to move the application’s icon on the top of the application icon you would like to put & hold until the folder interfaces come.

Go to the folder name to modify it, If you are not happy with the suggestion iOS appears with.

To close the edit mode, click on the Home button.

Click on the Home option again to confirm.

Change the Name of Folders on the Home Screen

If you want to change the name of folders on the home screen, then you need to follow the instructions given below.

First of all, you should go to the folder you would like to rename.

After that, you have to drag your selected application into edit mode.

Then go to the folder name to edit it.

Thereafter, you should input the new name of your folder.

To close the edit mode by clicking the Home option.

Remove a Folder from the Home Screen

You can remove a folder from the home screen. Here are the instructions given below.

To begin with, go to the folder you wish to remove.

After that, drag your selected application into the edit mode.’

With the help of another finger to select each extra icon in the folder to add it to the stack.

Move the application icons out of the folder.

Leave the application icons to let go of them return onto any Home screen.

To close the edit mode, click on the Home button.

Restore the Home Screen to the Default layout

If you want to restore the home screen to the default layout, then you need to follow the instructions given below.

To begin with, open Settings on your iPhone.

After that, go to General in the settings section.

Then select Reset.

Later, you should choose “Reset Home Screen Layout.”

Tap Reset Home Screen to confirmation.

By following the instructions mentioned in the blog, you will be successfully able to reorganize the applications on the iPhone.

Edward Lewis is a Microsoft Office expert and has been working in the technical industry since 2002. As a technical expert, Edward has written technical blogs, manuals, white papers, and reviews for many websites such as office.com/setup.